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Inspired by Martin Luther King, now inspiring students Hayley Dillon

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As an African-American woman, racism is something always in the back of Twinette Johnson’s mind, no matter how much she tries to give people the benefit of the doubt.

Johnson, a law professor at SIU, who had a clerkship on the Missouri Supreme Court, has spoken at major law conferences and is about to sign a book contract with a law textbook publisher.

She said one of her first issues with race occurred when she was 9 years old in her Catholic school on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. “I remember all of the black boys were filing into class and these little kids, they were complaining, ‘Why do we have to come to school on Martin Luther King Day?’” Johnson said.

Her teacher did not react well.

“The teacher got so upset with them, she said, ‘You guys better quiet down and stop talking about Martin Luther King, because

as far as I’m concerned, all he did was die.’”

Johnson said this attitude toward someone she looked up to really hurt.

Johnson’s school required her to write ‘God bless you, teacher’ at the end of tests but on that day, she had a different message.

“Instead of writing, ‘God bless you’ I wrote ‘Martin Luther King will always be my hero, no matter what you say,’” Johnson said.

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Snow falls in southern Illinois

N athaN h oefert • D aily e gyptiaN Swara Sinha, left, a graduate student in computer science from India, Puja Shrestha, from Nepal, and Sabin Chakradhar, a graduate student in architecture from Nepal, build snowmen Monday, while Sajan Shrestha, a graduate student in civil engineering from Nepal, watches from the door of his apartment on West College Street in Carbondale. “This is a lot of snow but nothing like last year’s record snowfall,” Sajan said. Sunday through Monday’s snowstorm accumulated 8 to 12 inches of snow, according to weatherstreet.com.

Infoshop pushes community progress Sam Beard

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Ninety percent of American media outlets are controlled by one of six for-profit companies, such as Viacom, Time Warner and Disney, according to Business Insider.

This is one of the many reasons Carbondale community members have chosen to band together and build person-to-person relationships, said Philip Brewer, a doctoral student in philosophy

from Augusta, Ga. Located at 214 N. Washington St, the Carbondale Infoshop is a place to hold free events, organize actions and get alternative perspectives not found in mainstream political discourse, Brewer said.

“The Carbondale Infoshop acts as a community center and hub for localized community progress,” he said.

The Infoshop distributes news in

the form of “zines,” which are small booklets of information as well as a radio show on WDBX. Stacks of free posters are a common sight on the shelves inside.

Volunteers have been working to get the space up and running again only this time, independent media distribution is only part of the plan.

Sarah Baumgarten, a workshop volunteer, said they will have a grand re-opening weekend in the spring.

Teach-ins ranging from permaculture lessons on composting and gardening, to yoga and free bike repair are in the works for the spring season.

Baumgarten said the Infoshop aims to bring people together in an effort to build a better community from the bottom up.

Baumgarten, a senior from Chicago studying philosophy, said a lot of progress has been made.

Besides removing clutter and

cleaning, two of the main projects were constructing pallet walls and installing a paper bag floor.

Pallet walls are just like they sound—recycled wood pallets that would have been thrown away— screwed together to build walls.

A paper bag floor is a little more uncommon. Volunteers cut brown paper bags into strips, glued them to the preexisting concrete and applied stain and varnish.

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SIU student grows a better fuel Austin Miller

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After spending years on the road, one SIU student remembers what makes a truck run, and hopes to make it even better.

James Anderson, a research assistant from Fort Polk, La., is researching how to improve the quality of soybeans for biofuel.

Anderson, who earned his bachelor’s degree in horticulture from SIU in 2010, said he first became aware of biofuels while a semi-truck driver in 2008.

As part of an Environmental Protection Agency program, Anderson and other drivers were required to use a biodiesel mixture— consisting of 90 percent diesel fuel and 10 percent biodiesel.

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The teacher called her up and told her if she ever did something like that again she would be sent to the principal’s office. Johnson was sufficiently scared and backed down.

Johnson, who never told anyone about this experience until she was in her 20s, explained that these types of experiences are why race is always something she’s concerned about.

“People are always like, ‘Oh, don’t use the race card.’ I’m not really pulling the race card,” Johnson said. “It’s been dealt to me.”

Johnson has continued to overcome racial barriers in her path.

He said biodiesel is a form of clean, renewable energy created primarily by soybeans and corn, as well as other organic materials. Forty-seven percent of biodiesel fuel is created from soybeans.

Anderson said biofuel has less carbon emissions than petroleum fuel because biofuel does not add new carbon dioxide into the air, like coal, but uses already present CO2.

Anderson’s time on the road led to interesting observations.

He said chunks of leftover petroleum diesel would come off and clog the truck’s engine, something drivers would blame the biodiesel for.

To earn his doctorate, Anderson knew he had to work with a problem and try to solve it. He said he remembered his past biofuel experiences and wanted to

breed better soybeans for fuel.

“We allow Ph.D. students to select their own project based on what they like to do,” said Anderson’s project adviser Stella Kantartzi, lead investigator in the Plant Breeding and Genetics Lab. “They provide the basis of their research program and then we help them with the rest.”

Kantartzi said while she did not have any prior experience with biofuels, she said the breeding aspect of the project is the same as any other because they are still just looking for traits.

Anderson said he needed to breed soybeans with a specific makeup. The beans had to be high in oleic acid, which creates a longer shelf life, and low in linolenic acid, which causes the oil to spoil faster. The plants also had to have

Johnson received her bachelor’s degree in English literature from Saint Louis University, her Juris Doctorate, the first professional graduate degree in law, from Tulane University and then joined the SIU law faculty in 2011.

She decided to go into law after spending a lot of time at her job at the law library at Saint Louis University. Her best friend wanted to be a lawyer, which inspired her career choice.

Law ended up being a perfect fit for her. Johnson credits her success to reaching out to people.

Johnson is still reaching out, but now she is reaching her students.

“One of the things that I really try to do with particularly [students] who I know may not know attorneys, I try to

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a high yield, or the amount harvested.

Kantartzi said the breeding program has between 500 and 700 genetic lines each year. With her help, the two began cross breeding plants with the desired traits.

Anderson started with 100 lines of soybeans in 2012 and is now down to 21. He will narrow the lines down to his best five or six, which Kantartzi said Anderson has found.

“We identify specific characteristics in the field, then we go back to the lab and locate places on the DNA and chromosomes that are associated with the traits,” Kantartzi said. “Everything is in the DNA.” Aside from breeding the soybeans with certain characteristics, researchers can also use mutations.

’m not pulling the race card. It’s been dealt to me.

tell them, ‘Now you know one’” Johnson said. “I try to give them what I didn’t necessarily have.”

Johnson’s success has inspired many of her African-American students but she said the law field can be more diverse.

“There are certainly AfricanAmericans in the profession, but there’s definitely room for us to grow,” Johnson said. “We’re still a minority.”

— Twinnette Johnson law professor at SIU

Johnson said the struggles of black students cannot be overlooked.

“Race always makes things difficult, and I think sometimes people who don’t necessarily have to think about race may not fully get that,” Johnson said.

She said she does not let racism hold her back, and keeps her focus on what is really important—her students.

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Naoufal Lakhssassi, a post-doctoral fellow, is using Ethyl Methane Sulfonate to alter the DNA of the seed.

Lakhssassi said the lab, led by Khalid Meksem, professor of plant soil and agricultural systems, starts with 10,000 seeds each year. The seeds are sorted into groups of 100 and sit in 100 mL of the chemical overnight. Half of the seeds will die, but the surviving group has their DNA altered.

Time for a brief biology lesson.

DNA has four bases, adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine. Adenine pairs with thymine and cytosine with guanine. The chemical turns guanine into adenine, which will turn cytosine into thymine.

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“She’s a very thoughtful person,” Laye said. “She works hard to make sure her students are getting the most out of their education.”

Her co-workers also appreciate her dedication and enthusiasm. Trish McCubbin, a law professor, describes her as caring, organized and hardworking.

McCubbin said one example of Johnson’s influence is that she started a workshop on campus for junior faculty from diverse backgrounds.

She said Johnson is not only important to the School of Law, but to the whole campus.

“We are very fortunate to have her,” she said.

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P eTer r ogalla • d aily e gyPTian Snow covers the sidewalk in front of 214 N. Washington St. on Monday, a building that volunteers from Carbondale have turned into an Infoshop. The intent of the Infoshop is to provide space for holding events and distributing alternative media to strengthen the community from the bottom up.

P eTer r ogalla • d aily e gyPTian Volunteers from Carbondale have been renovating the cement floor of the Infoshop in a cost-efficient way by gluing strips of paper bags to the floor then staining them and coating the finished product with a clear varnish. The bathroom was the first portion of the floor to be completed.

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The effect is similar to a hardwood floor, but a fraction of the cost.

“We were searching for awhile for floor ideas,” Baumgarten said. “The paper bag floor came up several times so we decided to try it out, except with our own little twist. Instead of using Elmer’s glue, we used what we had and made it with wheat paste instead.”

Wheat paste is water and flour mixed together and is used in paper mache.

Baumgarten said the six indoor pallet walls cost about $10.

Schnucks and Brent Ritzel, a graduate student and Infoshop volunteer, donated the bags. The only cost associated with the floor was the stain and clear varnish, Baumgarten said.

Both projects took about two workdays to complete. Baumgarten said the location was chosen for the Infoshop because of its low cost and rich history, she said.

Building owner, Eric Deutsch, has let various community organizations use the location for free for more than a decade.

“The last time the space was used was during the Occupy [Wall Street] movement,” Baumgarten said. “It was once home to the Big Muddy Independent Media Center.”

Some volunteers from the Infoshop have taken to the airwaves to spread ideas to the community.

James Anderson, a doctoral candidate in mass communications and media arts from Greenville, participates in a radio show called the Counter-Power Radio Hour on WDBX. “The Counter-Power Radio Hour is sort of like the on-air space which parallels what the folks are trying to do at the physical space, being the

Infoshop,” Anderson said.

The radio show is the first program on 91.1 FM on Sundays from midnight until 2 a.m.

“The Counter-Power Radio Hour is a show that allows for debate, analyses and discussion of counterculture ideas,” Anderson said.

There are other ways the Infoshop differs from most organizations. It has a horizontal power structure, as opposed to a vertical one, Baumgarten said. Meaning there are no bosses or hierarchy.

Sarah Lewison, an associate professor of radio, television and digital media, said infoshops are a concept that has spread worldwide. “[Infoshops] are associated with people joining together to create other forms of relations to each other along with self-governance… And making their own media and network so that media could be distributed and circulated,” Lewison said.

The Infoshop volunteers also have goals for starting a soil bank and creating a Subsistence Research Center.

Business and community members donate compostable material to the soil bank so nutrient-rich soil is available for those who need it.

Nick Smaligo, a doctoral candidate in philosophy from Carbondale, said “subsistence” does not refer to “barely surviving.” Instead, subsistence relates labor to helping oneself and one another as opposed to making a profit.

“The aim of the Subsistence Research Center is to produce research and collective experimentation into ecologically restorative, regionally selfsufficient and non-monetary economic practices,” Smaligo said.

To volunteer or for more information, contact the Infoshop by emailing theimcinfoshop@gmail.com.

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Fuller Future Fest cultivates important issues Jacob Pierce

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Art, for aesthetic or functional purposes, comes in all shapes and sizes.

For Buckminster Fuller, the geodesic shape meant the most.

The 4th annual Fuller Future Fest, themed Buckminster and the Sacred Geometry of Nature, is calling for pieces of two, three and fourdimensional work until Feb. 27.

Fuller, who died at the age of 88 in 1983, held 26 patents and wrote nearly 30 books. Besides being an inventor and innovator of many items, Fuller was also a professor who taught at the university from the 1950s through the 1970s and kept a relationship with the college until his death.

Brent Ritzel, a graduate student in public administration from Carbondale, said he created the festival with Beth Martel ,the staff sponsor of the festival and the Buckminster Fuller Future Organization, and Janet Donoghue, a former employee of the Buckminster Fuller Dome Home, to

promote Fuller’s ideas.

He said Fuller is a historical asset to the world, but especially to Carbondale.

“This was Bucky’s home and he is ours,” Ritzel said. “A lot of people relocate here and live here now precisely because he was here.”

Ritzel said Carbondale needs to promote and exploit Fuller, as he was one of the first pionstaff sponsor of the festival and the Buckminster Fuller Future Organization, said the show will be used as a platform to spread Fuller’s original concepts.

“We are trying to get artists excited about taking his ideas to the next level,” Martel said. “Creatively just giving us visions of what else we can do.”

She said geodesic domes, which are made with few but natural materials, will be one of the festival’s main topics. Martel said Fuller’s innovative ideas can help fix many of today’s sustainability issues.

“It makes sense to look backward towards history before we move

forward,” she said.

Martel said they are seeking artisans’ and musicians’ perspectives rather than architects’ and engineers’ because of their ability to reimagine ideas.

“We like to ask the hard questions,” she said. “We like to get people to think. We like to be edgy.”

MJ Smerken, who has submitted work each year, said her piece is an acrylic painting on canvas based on Metatron’s Cube, a geometric figure composed of 13 equal circles with a line from the center of each circle extending out to the center of the 12 other circles.

She said before attending the festivals, she did not know much about Fuller’s work other than the Buckminster Fuller Dome Home in Carbondale.

“It gives people a hands-on opportunity to try and express how Bucky has influenced them,” Smerken said. “To explain his ideas in an easier manner to understand.”

The art will be displayed at Morris

Library, the Student Center and at the Carbondale Civic Center in March and April. The festival will also have

a closing keynote speech by Matt Schultz, a multi-media artist, at 7:30 p.m. April 24 in Guyon Auditorium.

Support characters serve as a combination of assault and trappers, having powerful weapons and tracking tools.

Medics heal other players as they are hurt in combat. One player is the monster.

At the game’s core, it is essentially just hide and seek. The monster is very weak in the beginning, having only one or two special abilities. It has to scour the environment for other animals and eat them. As its belly is filled, it grows and, wait for it, evolves.

It all makes sense now.

After the animal evolves twice, it is a brute force killing machine. The roles of the game change, making the hunters, you guessed it, the hunted.

This dynamic is fresh and fun when done right, but most matches do not go as planned.

“Evolve” is meant to be played with friends and other people of the world.

There are single player modes, but those are just lonely and sad. At least

playing online gives you the chance to talk to teammates, even if they are worse than the computer-controlled bots of single player.

Many gamers have a lone wolf mentality after years of only trying to kill the opposing team and brag about their kill/death ratio. But “Evolve” requires teamwork, something the darn kids of today do not know about.

Being a lone wolf in this game only leaves players vulnerable to other natives of the world. Crossing into a pond can wake up a giant snapping turtle. One wrong jump can land you in a carnivorous plant, and you are dead before the game even starts. No one wants their obituary to say they were killed by a plant or a turtle; that is just embarrassing.

For some odd reason, the medic wants to play Christopher Columbus and explore the map. He or she ends up getting killed, so then the rest of the team has to fight the monster with no chance of getting healed. Scenarios like

this happen too often for it to seem like they are just dumb outliers.

It is like buying a new Camaro; it’s lightning fast and purrs like a kitten.

But if one tire is flat, the mirrors are broken and the brakes were killed by a group of alien ostriches because it saw something cool in the distance. The car just falls apart.

Having to rely on random jabronies is a bold demand for a game, and it does not work out most of the time. This is a game better played with five friends.

My other gripe with this game is the progression system.

After each match, players will rank up whatever class they just played with. This leads to better characters, weapons and abilities. But this game takes forever to level up.

This is a tried and true tool of video games. You dangle a carrot in front of them so they keep playing, giving players a tangible reward for their time spent.

“Oh, I’m only 500 points away from unlocking this new gun, I can play a few

more matches.”

But “Evolve” drags that process out, and actually makes you an inefficient player.

The first trapper character is a woman named Maggie, who has a weird little alien-like bloodhound that tracks the monster. But in order to rank up, players have to follow the ugly dog for specific distances.

Players end up following where the leviathan was, instead of where it is going. Then, the player is separated from the rest of the group when the beast is found, and they are unable to trap it.

You end up grinding time on characters and weapons that are no fun. You can faintly see the carrot in the distance, but it is 20 miles away, so there is no point in trying.

“Evolve” is something new, in a genre of games that needed a little fresh air. But it found a way to take the concepts perfected by the old and make them worse.

Darwin would be disappointed.

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‘Evolve’ is unfit for survival Austin Miller

@AMiller_DE | Daily Egyptian

Competitive multiplayer games have gotten bogged down by cookiecutter shooters like “Call of Duty” and “Battlefield.” Every player just wants to jump in the game, kill as many people as possible, not die, then brag to their friends about how good they are.

It is time for these games to evolve.

Now there is a game focused on doing so, and it is accurately titled.

“Evolve” is a new, asymmetrical multiplayer game pitting a squad of hunters against a giant monster.

Hunters come in four specific roles; assault, trappers, support and medics.

Assault characters hurt the monster.

They have the big guns and grenades to end the beast’s destruction.

Trappers track down the beast and contain it in a dome. Hunters can do maximum damage if the animal cannot flee.

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2 BDRM HOUSE NEAR SIU. Newly remolded. Hardwood laminate and tile floors. d/w, w/d and elect fireplace, simply a stunning home for 2 students $375p/p 4574422

CDALE NICE LARGE 2 BDRM, a/c, w/d, call after 5 6186872443

The Daily Egyptian is now hiring Classifieds Salesperson --5-10 hours a week.

--Hourly wage plus commission --Need to have excellent attention to details.

--Applications available at the D.E. front desk in the Comm.

Bldg. Rm 1259, Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 3:00pm. You can also email classified@dailyegyptian.com to request one.

--Must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours for Spring 2015 and Summer 2015 --Submitting a resume is encouraged AUTO MECHANIC WANTED, PT/ FT, apply in person at Auto Bestbuy, 214 Health Dept Rd, M!boro.

SALES CLERK, PT, must be 21yrs, apply in person, SI Liquor Mart, 113 N. 12th St., M!boro. Please no calls.

School bus drivers needed. C!dale and Murphysboro area. Excellent training program. call 549-3913.

Or apply at West Bus Service: 700 New Era Road C!dale.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR AD Bold $0.25/word/day Large font $2.00/day Centering $0.25/line/day Borders $0.65/day QR Codes $4.00/day Picture $5.00/day JET TAXI SERVICES Operating 24/7 in Carbondale up to 50 miles. Hiring FT/PT Drivers. Call 618-964-4412

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4 BDRM, 2 bath. Close to SIU, central heat & a/c, large yard. $270 per person/mo. Ph.618-924-1965

G & R!S BEAUTIFUL NEW, 2 bdrm townhouses, no pets, call 549-4713 or visit 851 E. Grand Ave. or www.grrentals.com.

1 bdrm- 802 W Walnut, 106 S Forest, 310 W Cherry 549-4808 (9am-4pm) WWW.SIUCRENTALS.COM

1,2, or 3 BDRM REMODELED NEAR rec, 1.5 Bath, fully loaded available, summer or August. Call 534-4398

2 BDRM, 2.5 BATH, washer/dryer, dishwasher, cats considered, heat/air, free parking, $865 - $910 www.alpharentals.net, 457-8194

4 bdrm - 511, 505 S. Ash, 802,406, 319, 321, W Walnut, 305 W College, 103 S Forest, 501 S. Hays

2 bdrm- 319, 324, 406 W Walnut, 305 W College, 503 S. Ash

NICE 2 BEDROOM, 1.5 bath, w/d, garage, water and trash, no pets.

Available now (618) 549-0470

AVAILABLE FEB. 2, or 3 Bedroom, various locations, washer/dryer, dishwasher, pets considered, heat/air, free parking, www.alpharentals.net, 618-457-8194

5 bdrm- 303 E Hester

3 bdrm- 310, 313, 610 W Cherry 405 S Ash, 106, 408 S Forest, 306 W College, 321 W Walnut, 1052 W. No Name Rd.

4 BDRM, 2 bath. Close to SIU, central heat & a/c, large yard. $270 per person/mo. Ph.618-924-1965.

2 BDRM TOWNHOUSES available now & August. Fully loaded. www.universityheights.com

NICE 1 & 2 BDRM, rental list at 2006 Woodriver, a/c, near shopping, lease & dep, no pets, 529-2535.

6 bdrm- 701 W Cherry 1 AND 2 BDRM, Duplexes, on the lake, with fireplace, one car garage, fully loaded, avail now & Aug, 549-8000, universityheightsrentals.com

WALKERS BLUFF IS now hiring , event intern, servers, bussers, food runners, bartenders and maintenance. Applications available at the general store.

618-985-8463 ATTENTION: BOB HAD A JOB. BOB LOST HIS JOB. WE NEED 10 NEW BOBS! $450/WK. CALL 618-988-2257.

LEASING CONSULTANT, OFF Campus Student Housing firm. Office experience beneficial. Christian environment. Now thru Sept. Must have own transportation and drivers lic. Details, 4574422

UPSCALE TANNING SALON looking for part time help. Tanning industry experience preferred. Send resume to Sun Angels Tanning Salon, PO Box 3643 Carbondale, IL 62902 WANTED YOUTH SWIM coach for existing summer swim program. Competitive swim and coaching experience preferred. Contact mom2tyzach@yahoo.com for more information. Send resume to same email or PO Box 1110 Marion IL 62959. Salary negotiable.

HANDYMAN SERVICES, PAINTING, home repairs, please call 618-525-6650 or 618-833-3498.

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<< Answers for Thursday Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www. sudoku.org.uk

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Today’s Birthday (02/17/15).

Friendship thaws frozen avenues this year. Show up. Support others and be supported. Animate romance. A busy,

profitable phase booms after 3/20.

Discover new horizons after 4/4. Tend your garden for an abundant harvest after 10/13. You can accomplish results beyond your wildest dreams by collaborating. Get social and talk about what you love.

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to finances, insurance and long-term budget planning pays off well. Follow through on what you said. Invest in your business. Collaborate to grow your family fortunes. An expert inspires you. Share what you’re learning.

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talents. Practice something you love. A partner gives you a shove in the right direction. Anxiety and excitement feel similar. Call it a thrill, and keep moving.

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Enjoy the results.

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Take quick action and profit. Let your conscience be your guide. Throw money at a problem, if

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it keeps production online. Full speed ahead. Talk with your banker. Pay bills.

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All ends well.

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Together, you can take on the world.

Firm up a bond between kindred spirits. Celebrate and let loose.

Sports

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Snow day sledding

C arrington S pireS • D aily e gyptian People hit the slopes Monday behind SIU Arena to take advantage of the university’s snow day. SIU cancelled classes and closed offices Monday because of snowfall that began Sunday evening.

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DE Spor ts Bark The New York Yankees want third baseman Alex Rodriguez to apologize for his actions during the past several years involving performance-enhancing drugs.

Rodriguez was suspended all of 2014. Does Rodriguez owe an apology, and should he be forgiven for his actions?

Aaron Graff Rodriguez should only apologize if he wants to, and should be forgiven regardless. He served his suspension so why should he have to throw in an additional apology? The Yankees are not wrong for asking him to say sorry, but would be wrong to make him to do so. Rodriguez gets treated way worse than other players related to PEDs and has not even been as problematic as others.

Thomas Donley He does owe an apology. Too many players have cheated the game without publicly owning up to their wrongdoings. Once he issues an apology, the Yankees should let him return to the field. They’re paying him a crap ton of money that no other team is going to take on, so they might as well get some at-bats out of him.

Brent Meske The sport of baseball deserves an apology from A-Rod and everyone else who abused performance-enhancing drugs. However, it wont help anything and baseball fans will not forgive these players for their actions. Rightfully so, he shouldn’t be forgiven for what he did. It is a travesty to the game that these players not only tarnished their careers but the outlook on baseball as a whole.

The Yankees asking him to apologize is simply a lame PR move to help hide the fact that they’re paying $22 million to a known cheater.

Sean Phee A-Rod absolutely needs to apologize if he wants to preserve any dignity that he may have left. Despite being statistically one of the greatest baseball players of all time, A-Rod lied multiple times about his steroid use, even after being caught. I believe everyone should get a second chance, but Rodriguez already squandered his. He would have to do a lot to be forgiven by baseball fans.

Matt Wells A 10-year, $275 million contract comes with it the expectation the player will play, not spend that time denying that he cheated. After his full-season suspension in 2014, Alex Rodriguez should apologize to the Yankees and the fans. He should not be forgiven.

Pruitt prepared to conquer combine Brent Meske

@ brentmeskeDE | Daily Egyptian

Beginning Tuesday, former Saluki tight end MyCole Pruitt will participate in the National Football League Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

At the combine, Pruitt will participate in various activities both on and off the field to test his NFL readiness. He said the combine is the most important step in getting to the NFL. “It’s a chance for scouts and teams to look at you individually,” he said.

Pruitt, who CBS ranked the No. 9 tight end and the No. 170 overall player in the draft, said he will use the week to showcase his skills in front of the scouts and improve other aspects of his game.

Dale Lennon, who coached Pruitt for five years at SIU, said Pruitt needs to work on blocking if teams want him only as a tight end. Lennon said he is more of a hybrid that can be used as a tight end, full back and receiver.

“That could be the reason why certain teams shy away from him,” Lennon said.

“Other teams want the hybrid and that’s where MyCole will hopefully find a fit.”

Workouts begin for Pruitt on Thursday with the bench press. Then, on-field workouts begin Friday with timing drills, stations and skill drills. The timing drills will include the 40-yard dash, three cone drill and shuttle run. Pruitt said he looks forward to the 40-yard dash and route

running drills.

“I’m ready to show that it doesn’t matter what school you come from,” he said. “You’re right next to the top guys and you have to perform right after or right before them.”

The top three tight ends in the draft class and top overall prospect, defensive tackle Leonard Williams, a junior from Southern California, will be at the combine.

The 2013 and 2014 Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks will also attend the combine. Florida State sophomore Jameis Winston and Oregon junior Marcus Mariota are rated No. 2 and 5 respectively in this year’s draft.

“That’s the beauty of the combine,” Lennon said. “You compete against all the top talent in the country.”

Pruitt said if he can perform as well as he wants to, he will not have to put as much effort at SIU’s Pro Day on March 17.

Lennon said he is excited for that day.

“As a former coach, you take on a fan role and get to see how well these guys can perform,” he said. “You know what the numbers mean. You sit back as a proud coach if those numbers are where they need to be.”

Live coverage of on-field workouts will begin at 8 a.m. Friday on NFL Network and NFL.com.

Pruitt’s results will be updated as information is received.